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strayf

  • n  an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
    the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields
  • v  attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
    civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender

  • Madrid ordered World War II Heinkels and Messerschmitts south from the mainland to bomb and strafe along the ill-defined frontier.
  • Occasionally, when the rain lifted, Thunderbolt fighters whipped in to dive-bomb and strafe strong points.
  • When one of the planes touches the ground, a Marine runs out and shouts, "For God's sake, get into the air or they'll strafe you too!" The plane manages to take off again.
News & Articles

  • Immerse yourself in gaming and exercise with the Omni
    If you are someone who loves to play games and who has a hard time getting off the couch, perhaps you should look into the Omni Kickstarter project by Virtuix. It may look odd from the outside, but its specialized shoe sole alongside of the tracking software allows you to walk, jump, crouch, strafe, or [...]
    June 10, 2013 - The Gadgeteer
Quotes

  • Jack Kevorkian in WJZ
    You've got to strafe me,Kevorkian says. "You regret helping Tom Youk? No, why would I regret that?"
  • Paul Watson in NEWS.com.au
    Japan has threatened to send the airborne police to defend its whaling fleet,Mr Watson said. "What do they intend to do? Take pictures or strafe us, parachute onto our decks and arrest us? I hate to quote George W. Bush but hey, 'Bring em...
  • Seymour Hersh in guardian.co.uk
    Hersh told CNN yesterday: "I think they really think there's a chance to do something in Iran, perhaps by summer, to get the intelligence on the sites. The last thing this government wants to do is to bomb or strafe, or missile attack, the wrong...

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